On This Day

Wednesday, June 21, 1972

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 32 24 .571 --
Orioles 31 25 .554 1.0
Yankees 25 29 .463 6.0
Red Sox 24 29 .453 6.5
Indians 24 30 .444 7.0
Brewers 18 35 .340 12.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 38 18 .679 --
White Sox 34 22 .607 4.0
Twins 30 24 .556 7.0
Angels 27 32 .458 12.5
Royals 25 30 .455 12.5
Rangers 24 34 .414 15.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 36 21 .632 --
Mets 37 22 .627 --
Cubs 34 23 .596 2.0
Cardinals 26 32 .448 10.5
Expos 25 33 .431 11.5
Phillies 21 36 .368 15.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 36 23 .610 --
Astros 36 24 .600 0.5
Dodgers 33 26 .559 3.0
Braves 27 30 .474 8.0
Padres 20 39 .339 16.0
Giants 22 44 .333 17.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Carl Yastrzemski 5
2 Frank Howard 4
2 Felix Millan 4
4 Matty Alou 3
4 11 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 John Bateman 1
1 Curt Blefary 1
1 Danny Cater 1
1 Orlando Cepeda 1
1 13 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rico Petrocelli 6
2 Dick Billings 4
3 Dick Allen 3
3 John Bateman 3
3 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jim Wynn 2
2 Hank Aaron 1
2 Dick Allen 1
2 Johnny Bench 1
2 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Gibson 2.00
2 Jerry Koosman 1.50
3 Ken Holtzman 0.89
4 Bert Blyleven 0.88
5 Tom Griffin 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Bradley 1
1 Bucky Brandon 1
1 Jim Brewer 1
1 Ron Bryant 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jerry Koosman 9
2 Ken Holtzman 8
3 Bert Blyleven 7
3 Bob Moose 7
3 Gaylord Perry 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clay Carroll 1
1 Moe Drabowsky 1
1 Terry Forster 1
1 Tug McGraw 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Matty Alou .333
1 Joe Rudi .333
1 Manny Sanguillen .333
4 Rico Carty .327
5 Lou Piniella .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 18
2 Dave Kingman 16
3 Norm Cash 14
3 Willie Stargell 14
5 3 tied 13

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 51
2 Willie Stargell 47
3 Dick Allen 43
3 Dave Kingman 43
3 Al Oliver 43

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 26
2 Lou Brock 23
3 Dave Nelson 19
4 Bobby Tolan 18
5 Pat Kelly 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Sutton 1.72
2 Jim Palmer 1.81
3 Claude Osteen 1.81
4 Joe Coleman 1.84
5 Gaylord Perry 1.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mickey Lolich 11
1 Gaylord Perry 11
1 Wilbur Wood 11
4 Ken Holtzman 10
5 4 tied 9

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 138
2 Mickey Lolich 103
3 Gaylord Perry 100
4 Tom Bradley 94
5 Joe Coleman 92

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clay Carroll 14
1 Sparky Lyle 14
3 Tug McGraw 12
4 Wayne Granger 11
5 2 tied 9

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Carl Yastrzemski .452
2 Mike Epstein .400
3 Jerry Morales .395
4 Tim McCarver .386
5 Rico Carty .383

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Billy Williams 7
2 Mike Epstein 6
3 Norm Cash 5
3 Rico Petrocelli 5
5 4 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rico Petrocelli 17
2 Danny Cater 15
2 Billy Williams 15
4 Johnny Bench 14
5 4 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 7
2 Bert Campaneris 6
2 Tommy Harper 6
4 Toby Harrah 5
4 Pat Kelly 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vida Blue 0.53
2 Tommy John 0.61
3 Tom Phoebus 0.63
4 Jim Palmer 0.67
5 Pat Dobson 0.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Stan Bahnsen 3
1 Pat Dobson 3
1 Jim Palmer 3
1 Mike Torrez 3
1 Wilbur Wood 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 36
2 Gaylord Perry 29
3 Tom Bradley 26
3 Catfish Hunter 26
5 3 tied 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clay Carroll 4
1 Sparky Lyle 4
3 Jim Brewer 3
3 Terry Forster 3
3 Tug McGraw 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Scott .370
2 Johnny Bench .361
3 Bill Buckner .359
4 Rico Carty .357
4 Ellie Rodriguez .357

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 13
2 Billy Williams 10
3 Mike Epstein 9
4 Reggie Jackson 8
4 Dave Kingman 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 34
2 Bob Oliver 25
3 Al Oliver 22
3 Rico Petrocelli 22
3 4 others tied 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 11
2 Lou Brock 9
2 Pat Kelly 9
4 Don Baylor 8
4 2 others tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Gibson 1.05
2 Tom Phoebus 1.05
3 Sparky Lyle 1.07
4 Jim Palmer 1.22
5 Dave Hamilton 1.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Gibson 5
1 Catfish Hunter 5
1 Fergie Jenkins 5
1 Jim Palmer 5
1 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 59
2 Tom Bradley 54
3 Gaylord Perry 50
4 Catfish Hunter 48
5 Nolan Ryan 44

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clay Carroll 8
1 Sparky Lyle 8
3 Jim Brewer 5
3 Tom Burgmeier 5
3 3 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roberto Clemente .350
2 Joe Torre .341
3 Ralph Garr .337
4 Manny Sanguillen .326
5 Rod Carew .325

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 39
2 Willie Stargell 37
3 Lee May 33
4 Norm Cash 31
5 2 tied 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Torre 123
2 Rusty Staub 106
3 Willie Stargell 105
4 Bobby Bonds 104
5 2 tied 96

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 67
2 Joe Morgan 52
3 Amos Otis 44
4 Freddie Patek 36
5 Dave Nelson 35

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Sutton 1.90
2 Wilbur Wood 1.92
3 Tom Seaver 1.95
4 Gaylord Perry 2.09
5 Vida Blue 2.19

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 28
2 Mickey Lolich 26
3 Pat Dobson 23
4 Joe Coleman 22
4 Fergie Jenkins 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 289
2 Joe Coleman 264
3 Tom Seaver 257
4 Steve Carlton 249
5 Wilbur Wood 233

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Sanders 30
2 Dave Giusti 24
3 Jim Brewer 22
3 Sparky Lyle 22
5 2 tied 21